“Blue light special on aisle nine. Children’s shoes for ten dollars,” boomed the voice over the speaker. Shoppers rushed eagerly towards the ominous blue light spinning around like a top. Sarah, my three year-old, and I continued our Christmas shopping ignoring the people pushing by. Passing the Christmas trees decked in colored lights, we slowed down, as she declared, “Pretty Mama!” Then she clapped her hands to “Frosty, the Snowman”, as I pressed the red nose of the famous character again. The toy’s hips swung back and forth in rhythm. “Need to… Read More

Darkness enveloped the planet, like an evil vice grip, squeezing out the final breath.  Hopelessness hung in the air as crosses lined the roadways with the bodies of anyone who tried to resist the iron fist. Greedy, power hungry religious leaders gambled their way to positions of power, making deals with their oppressors further smothering those under their influence. The vague illusions of a “messiah” who would come to rescue them from their oppressors seemed to fade as the lights of the last Hanukkah had been snuffed out. Four hundred years of… Read More

Stuck.  Have you ever felt stuck in a negative cycle? What a way to start a blog the day before Thanksgiving.  Yet, this is 2020, and for many this has been a wallop of a year. Last night, I delivered a pecan pie to a friend who recently lost her husband in a tragic  accident leaving behind young children for her to care for on her own.  Yet, in her eyes I found joy. As we chatted, our conversation turned to her husband.  “Sometimes, we get so caught up in how people… Read More

Risk in the Christian life is required.  It is as fundamental to life in the Spirit as a pulse is fundamental to life in the body. Risk is why we MUST begin with knowing the truth of Who the Father is and HOW the Father is.   Risk is essential to life in the Spirit as opposed to life in the flesh.  Life in the flesh does not take risks because it does not make sense to the natural mind.  On the other hand, life led by the Spirit is a life of… Read More

So, three days ago now, I was worshipping God near the back wall of a warehouse.  Yes, that’s where we now meet with other believers. The Holy Spirit lives in me, I know, but sometimes the Spirit almost descends in a place.  That’s what it felt like.  At that moment, in my ear I could hear really loudly (not audibly, but it felt like it could have been) the words “the tide is turning!”  It literally felt the Holy Spirit was shouting at me.  Three times I heard it that way, and then… Read More